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*Health Issues>>>Heart Diseases issues>>>What is the Medical Term for an Enlarged Heart? |
Issue What is the Medical Term for an Enlarged Heart? Best Tip Cardiomegaly - There are several types of cardiac enlargement and many different causes. Concentric hypertrophy - thickenning of the wall of the heart (myocardium) often caused by hypertension. Dilated cardiomyopathy - The walls get thinner and the inner chamber(s) enlarge. Others Cardiomegaly, or Osteochondrodysplasia Syndrome http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/sig... MEGALOCARDIA Cardiomegaly Cardiomegaly Cardiomegaly, although I have never heard the term used in a hospital. |
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